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Friday, March 29, 2013

Goodness.........

It's GOOD FRIDAY today. Most of us know that Jesus Christ was probably killed on a Friday, but the actual day really isn't important, is it. What's important is it happened.

The day is only called "good" in the English language. In Germany, the day is called Karfreitag and "kar" is thought to be very old German for "suffering" or "mourning"..which makes a lot more sense than "good" for this day that Christ suffered so terribly.

The origin of the term Good is actually not clear. Some say it is from "God's Friday" (Gottes Freitag); others maintain that it is from the German Gute Freitag, and not specially English. Which is fine, except I've lived in Germany and it is always called Karfreitag, not Gute (Good) Friday. Sometimes, too, the day was called Long Friday by the Anglo-Saxons; so today in Denmark.Whatever it is, it's a GOOD day because of Christ's sacrifice and how much it means to the whole world...that's very, very GOOD.

Be extra very, very good today to someone you know. I think that's an excellent way to acknowledge the day, don't you?z

it's a Good Friday for me and those purchased by the sacrifice.Good Friday to all of you.I posted something about it that you might find interesting. Or not.I'll watch that video later AOW.Off to be with friends.

Ed, you DID post a new and excellent post. Actually, I think I remember it from last year and am SO GLAD You posted it again, it's such a good reminder.How could Jesus have said "Why have you forsaken me?" when the plan was being fulfilled? Great explanation there, particularly for Good Friday.

Good Friday has so many meanings, different for each of us. It is good to me because of the pain that JESUS THE CHRIST took for each of us that Good Friday. The pain he suffered there was so great that there was no word to describe it until circa 1570. Then came the word excruciate, coming from the Latin excruciatus meaning from out of the cross. The pain he suffered for us could not be described.......think about that. May you all have a Blessed and wonderful and joyful Resurrection morning.

"Freedom is never more than one generation away fromextinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must befought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day wewill spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children whatit was once like in the United States where men werefree." -- Ronald Reagan

remember

Andrew Breitbart...American Hero

Mac 'n GeeeZis my food blog...enjoy! Sorry I haven't added to it in a long while.

President Obama has done such a horrible job with the economy and foreign policy that now Kenyans are accusing him of being born in the United States :-)

important reminders:

We are surrounded by IDIOTS...Mr. Z

“Barack Obama's political genius is his ability to say things that will sound good to people who have not followed the issues in any detail —regardless of how obviously fraudulent what he says may be to those who have. Shameless effrontery can be a huge political asset, especially if uninformed voters outnumber those who are informed.” Thomas Sowell.........AMENTolerance is the last virtue of a dying society. (doesn't matter who wrote it, it's true and it's here)

The modern definition of 'racist' is someone who is winning an argument with a liberal.... Peter Brimelow

The difference between golf and government is that in golf you can't improve your lie. ~George Deukmejian

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